The Other Side of the Blog: Hordes and Warmachine

Much of this blog is devoted to the events of my Pathfinder Skull and Shackles campaign (the most recent recap was from session seventeen). However, I've also been painting up some models to accompany the campaign, that also serve as models in the Privateer Press Warmachine and Hordes game system. There are three major factions that the PC's in the Pathfinder game will face off against eventually, and conveniently enough I've got models from three different factions of Hordes/Warmachine that match those sides in neat ways. Given the recent death of the Warhammer Fantasy miniatures game, I've been playing a lot more Warmachine and Hordes. And thus, the other side of this blog gets a bit of attention today (though I'm writing up the recap from our eighteenth session as well, so those that are here for the Pathfinder rpg goodness have some patience).

I took some photos from my recent games, just to display some cool pictures and muse on the variety of my forces and my foes' armies. I've been really having fun with it lately--it's a great skirmish game. So enjoy some shots of my models and opponents' forces, and batten down the hatches for a bit more Privateer Press Warmachine/Hordes coverage as this blog goes forward.

 Absylonia leads her massive Everblight Warbeasts into the heart of a Cygnar-held town, facing off against the ever-deadly Captain Allister Caine.

 The Scythean did what they do best... tore open a hole in the enemy lines before moving in for the kill. Check out the amazing detail of Stu's warjack and Gun Mages in the close up!

 A battle against the Circle of Orboros, led by the shapeshifting Kromac the Ravenous. The battle took place at a wildlife sanctuary (zoo) apparently, as there were all sorts of zoo animals in enclosures on the battlefield.

 The stack of deadly heavy warbeasts and the battle engine composed a strong brick for my Everblight forces. 

 They gave battle to the Circle warbeasts right outside of the crocodile pit that formed the center of the board. 

 One of my early Skorne lists. I wanted more of a caster for my Warlock, so I went with eHexetis. With the Razorworm bonded to him and backed up by a Gladiator Titan and a Bronzeback Titan, it makes for a tough force.

 A game between my Skorne and Dan's Four Star Syndicate Mercenaries led by Fiona the Black. The duo atop the rocks are the deadly pair of bounty hunters Dannon Blythe and Bull, and the Warjack to the left is none other than Rocinante itself. 

 Here Circle did what Circle does best, and used multiple movement shenanigans to slip a Warpwolf Stalker right up to him. He managed to survive that assault, but couldn't handle the beast-form charge of Kromac that came the turn afterward. 

 Facing off against some Khador foes--a brutal heavy force packed with big Warjacks. Did I mention how much I hate Sorscha? Because she is just a nasty caster. 

 A second match that day against Sorscha. Had to be a little more tricksy to get the win--though Saeryn's feat certainly helped balance the Icy Gaze. 

 The Skorne also took the field against the Khador forces, this time a more melee-oriented list on the Khador side. 

 The bonded Razorworm, busy securing objectives and doing its best to stay out of notice by Sorscha and her nasty little dog in the distance. 

 The newest addition to my Skorne army, another of the sandworm-style critters. This one is the Aradus Sentinel. It is one of the very slowest models in the game (there are immobile models in the game that can still move faster than its lousy quarter-of-a-foot movement speed). But the gun it packs is super-deadly, as the bonus damage from poison against living models is huge when it can also boost the damage roll with fury. In this game, it made short work of a unit of shieldwalled Man-o-wars. 

 More Circle Orboros fun. Surrounding their shrine to Cthulhu (the Devourer Worm actually) was eMorvahna's force: some beautiful and deadly creatures of the forest. 

Here the Aradus Sentinel faces off against a Riphorn Satyr. Luckily for me, the Satyr went and focused on the objective, putting the Circle in far better objective position but leaving my Sentinel in just enough range to take its deadly shot at a Warlock without any Fury. 

Battles (Privateer Press):
Overall Total 2015: 9 (Win/Loss: 7/2/0)

Skorne:
3 Wins (eHexeris v Fiona; eHexeris v Sorscha; eHexeris v. eMorvahna)
1 Losses (eHexeris v Kromac)

Protectorate of Menoth:

0 Wins
0 Losses

Legion of Everblight:
4 Wins (Absylonia v eCaine; Vayl v Kaya; Vayl v Sorscha; Saeryn v Sorscha)
1 Loss (Absylonia v Fiona)